Copyright, 1899, by 

 FL.ORISTS' PUBblSninC CO., 520-535 Gaxton Bulldlnft, CHICAGO. 



Vol. m. 



CHICAGO AND NEW YORK, MARCH 2, 1899. 



No. (^. 



SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS. 



The executive committee of tlie S. 

 A. F. will meet at Detroit, Mich., on 

 Tuesday, March 7th. Members of the 

 society are invited to favor the com- 

 mittee with their views as to the worlc 

 of the organization as now carried on 

 and as to future policy, and all such 

 suggestions will be thankfully received 

 and given careful consideration. 



The committee is composed of men 

 selected by the presiding ofBcer's of 

 the society from the ranks of the most 

 experienced and able members. Most 



of them are men with large interests 

 and heavy responsibilities and their 

 service at this season is given at a 

 sacrifice of personal comfort as well 

 as valuable time. The members of the 

 society, in whatever section of the 

 country they may be located, can as- 

 sist and encourage their executive of- 

 ficers greatly by friendly interest and 

 advice at this time. 



All communications should be ad- 

 dressed to the ofBce of the secretary, 

 67 Bromfield street, Boston, not later 

 than March 1st. 



WM. J. STEWART, Secy. 



ROSE NOTES. 



Carnation Hanna Hobart. 



.^s shown at the Philadelphia E.vhibition .Tfter its long journey from the Pacific Coast, The flowers 

 were packed as shown, tin tray and water tubes being fastened in a wooden case. 



Grafting. 



The subject of grafting has been 

 handled by many able men in the 

 trade papers during the past few 

 years, and leaves comparatively little 

 to add to what has already been ad- 

 vocated along these lines. With but 

 few exceptions, the opinion among the 

 most successful growers seems to be 

 unanimous that grafted plants average 

 a much larger per cent of first-cla-ss 

 blooms during the time when they 

 bring the highest prices. In spite of 

 all these claims, I advise no grower to 

 plant grafted stock exclusively, unless 

 he has had previous experience with 

 it. It must not be taken for granted 

 that the mere fact that the roses are 

 grafted will make up for the deficiency 

 of the grower. On the contrary, to the 

 average grower I would say: Stick to 

 your roses on their own roots, and in- 

 vest in grafted stock in a moderate 

 way. If with your treatment you see 

 an improvement over the stock on its 

 own roots, it will still be time enough 

 to prepare on a larger scale for the 

 following season. In other words, un- 

 less you have been reasonably success- 

 ful with roses on their own roots, it 

 would be advisable to continue grow- 

 ing them in that way until you have 

 more thoroughly mastered the art of 

 rose growing. Grafted plants are now 

 offered at very reasonable prices, so 

 that it hardly pays to undertake to 

 graft them in small quantities. It 

 would be cheaper to buy a few hun- 

 dred plants with which to experiment. 

 For the benefit of those who wish 

 to do their own grafting, the follow- 

 ing suggestions may prove helpful: 

 If suggestions contained in previous 

 rose notes have been followed, we will 

 now have our Manetti stock in good 

 condition on which to operate. The 

 kind of wood to select for scion'' 



